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Abstract

The invention relates to

a mounting press for automatically mounting metallographic samples in mounting material, comprising: a pressing unit with the press cylinder,a feeding device for feeding mounting material, e.g. plastic granules,a sample loading table with a plurality of loading stations, on each of which the operator can place a sample to be mounted,a control device, a grinder and/or polisher, comprising: a device housing,at least one processing station for processing the underside of the sample, wherein the processing station comprises a grinding plate with a grinding disc for grinding the underside of the sample or a polishing plate for polishing the underside of the sample,a sample feeder with a sample removal position for providing the samples for a grinding and/or polishing process,a sample deposit position for depositing the samples after the grinding and/or polishing process,a grinding-/polishing head with a sample gripper for gripping a sample, wherein the grinding/polishing head with the sample gripper moves to the sample removal position and the sample gripper grips a sample,wherein the grinding-/polishing head with the sample gripper conveys the sample to the at least one processing station and the underside of the sample is ground or polished in the processing station, andwherein the grinding-/polishing head with the sample gripper moves the sample to the sample deposit position after the grinding or polishing process and possibly further processing steps and deposits the sample there, as well as an automated production line for mounting a plurality of samples and for processing the thus mounted samples by grinding and/or polishing samples in a program-controlled overall system comprising an automated mounting press and an automated grinder and polisher.

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